
A macabre ritual murder puts Arkham PD detectives Jack Foster and Harvey Whitman to the test. As the investigation progresses, they will unveil a disturbing connection between the Salem witch trials of the 17th century and the end of humankind.
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Detective Jack Foster rejoins the police department after a traumatic incident to take over the investigation of what appears to be mere political blackmail. Soon, however, he's faced with the discovery of a gruesome ritual murder that took place in a sealed room, from which no one could have gotten in or out without being seen. Along with his new partner, Harvey Whitman, an expert on cults, Foster dives deep into the shadows of the city of Arkham.
The case will get even darker when they find out it is related to three witches that escaped the Salem trials in 1693, and a conspiracy that could put an end to the world as we know it.


Pulp & Click adventure based on dialogue and inventory puzzles.
More than 90 detailed pixel art backgrounds to explore.
A story inspired by the works by H.P. Lovecraft, where we will meet well-known characters such as Herbert West, Keziah Mason, Doctor Eric Moreland, and Henry Armitage.
Jazzy ambient music composed by Matías J. Olmedo (An English Haunting).
Visit the Arkham Museum of the Unusual and lose yourself in its chambers, the biggest attraction of which is the artwork of the sensation of the moment: painter Richard Upton Pickman.
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Languages: English, Spanish - Spain
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This is literally one of the best HPL based games to date. It has some artistic deviations compared to what is HPL novel canon but they are minor and not problematic in the big picture of things as they seem to have been done due to the game's artistic direction. What is absolutely ridiculous is that some people are very suspiciously trying to negative review this hidden gem of a game claiming completely FALSE things and locking their reviews against comments so they can't be called out. One is a user named "psychotron" with 0.4 hours claiming the game "constantly breaks the 4th wall", which is something VERY COMMON to the point and click adventure genre, since the inception of the genre, and this game barely does if at all. The second, the most ridiculous of all is by a person called "Nighthawk" with 4.1 hours played, claiming the game has "very little to do with the Lovecraftian verse" which is 20000% false and that, quoting word for word, "Its mostly long-winded sections that try to create moral lessons in racism or that make sport of Jesus while all the while spewing "modern audience" talking points, slang and marxist dialectic. Its one of those games where you are just pointing and clicking through someone's bias and hate. The amount of Lovecraftian things in this game are about 5 minutes total combined. The rest is slop." This, dear readers, is 10000000% BS. The game is Lovecraftian to the core, inspired by and referencing a LOT of different novels and characters. It is, like I already said, one of the best HPL based games to date. Apparently what that person doesn't like, is the very sparse anti-racist and anti-KKK commentary, which is present in like 2-3 object examine descriptions and a couple of references to the Mayor who is rumored to be a KKK leader. So this person decided to review bomb this great game claiming complete nonsense, because apparently they're a hardcore racist as that's what they focused on. Their reviews locked from comments too so that no one can call them out, is why I felt the need to call them out on my review instead, as the game is simply very good. A lot of love for the source material and the genre is evident. Trying to lure people away from the game with absolute lies, is horrible. Ignore these people, the overwelmingly positive rating is well deserved.
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Hours played at review time, across 117 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Ben bu oyunu çok sevmiştim o yüzden inceleme yazmayı unuttum şimdi de üşendim ama küçük stüdyolara destek amaçlı kolpadan iki kelime yazıyorum öyle. Bir önceki incelememde değindiğim olumlu özelliklerin çoğu bu oyun için de geçerlidir. Adıma yapılacak her türlü işlemden (buradaki adım değil) steam ve gogıl pıley sorumludur ayrıca garanti bankası da sorumludur. Türkçe tek incelemenin de böyle olması biraz can sıkıcı oldu ya. Bir şeyler yazsa mıydım acaba ? Yok hayır böyle iyi size çok bile.
Anorher awesome dark adventure by these devs, can't wait for the next one!
Arkham'ın karanlık sokaklarında başlayan bir cinayet soruşturması, daha ilk dakikalardan itibaren şehrin alışık olduğumuz yüzünün altında başka bir dünyanın varlığını hissettiriyor. The Dark Rites of Arkham, Lovecraft atmosferini sadece yaratıklar ve tarikatlarla kurmak yerine mekanları, karakterleri, müzikleri ve soruşturma yapısını bir araya getirerek çok başarılı bir point & click macera ortaya çıkarıyor. Özellikle farklı mekanlar ve giderek artan tekinsizlik hissi, Arkham'ı gerçekten araştırmak istediğiniz bir yere dönüştürüyor. Oyunun hikayesinde Jack Foster ve Harvey Whitman'ın kullanımı da oldukça başarılı. Birbirlerinden farklı karakterlere ve olaylara bakış açılarına sahip iki dedektifin soruşturmayı birlikte yürütmesi, hikayeyi tek bir karakterin gözünden anlatmaktan daha canlı hale getiriyor. Yan karakterler de sadece bilgi almak için konuştuğumuz NPC'ler olarak bırakılmamış; kendi karakterleri ve hikayedeki yerleri var. Lovecraft referanslarının da sadece tanıdık isimleri ve yaratıkları göstermekle kalmayıp hikayeye ve karakterlere doğal biçimde yerleştirilmesi oyunun en güçlü taraflarından biri. Point & click tarafında ise oyun türünün klasik yapısına sadık kalıyor. Çevreyi araştırıyor, karakterlerle konuşuyor, ipuçlarını birleştiriyor ve envanterdeki nesneleri kullanarak bulmacaları çözmeye çalışıyoruz. Bulmacalar çok zor değil; türü bilen oyuncular için bazıları oldukça kolay kalabilir. Fakat benim için önemli olan zorluğundan çok, çözümlerin bulunduğumuz mekan ve hikayeyle bağlantılı olması. Oyun oyuncuyu yapay şekilde dolaştırmak yerine araştırmanın bir parçası olarak bulmacaları kullanıyor. Farklı mekanlar, detaylı pixel art arka planlar ve atmosferi tamamlayan müzikler de oyunun dünyasını sürekli taze tutuyor. The Dark Rites of Arkham'ın çok fazla dallanan hikayeler veya farklı çözüm rotaları sunma gibi bir iddiası yok ve buna da ihtiyacı olduğunu düşünmüyorum. Kendi kurduğu point & click yapısını çok iyi kullanıyor; karakterleri, mekanları, bulmacaları ve Lovecraft atmosferini birbirinden koparmadan bir arada tutmayı başarıyor. Seslendirme konusunda bazı oyuncular tarafından eleştirilmiş fakat point & click türünün doğası gereği bu tercih oyunun atmosferini bozmuyor. Klişelere yaslanmadan Cthulhu mitosunu sevenlerin ilgisini çekebilecek, atmosferi ve hikayesi güçlü, bulmacaları anlamlı bir macera olmuş. Türün sevenlerine kesinlikle tavsiye ederim. [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32515007-s%25C9%2590%25D7%259Fn%25C9%259Fnsn%25CA%258E/][u]Kuratör Sayfamı takip etmeyi unutmayın [b]sɐןnɟnsnʎ[/b]...[/u][/url][/b] ːcozybethesdaː [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44359868-pixgamist/][u]Don't forget to follow my Curator Page [b]pixgamist...[/b] [/u][/url][/b] ːsteinː [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/@yusufulas81/videos][u]Youtube Sayfamı takip etmeyi unutmayın...[/u][/url][/b] ːsummercat2023ː
Good Lovecraftian point-and-click. Nice puzzles, great references to the mythos, and an overall nice story. I actually wish there was more of it to play, since I liked the dynamic of the two main characters and the worlds/places they explored. Got stuck a couple of time, but eventually figure out what I was supposed to do. Liked the variety in locations and how puzzle unfolded and led to new areas or unlocked the next puzzle. Yeah, very well done I have to say.
this trailer is deceptive. if you want the 4th wall to be broken constantly then maybe this game is for you, but i did not appreciate it.
Decent little point & click game, can't argue with that. The story doesn't tread any new ground but that's just the problem with using Lovecraft as the source material so directly: it's been done to death. The whole cosmic horror thing was never really as fleshed out as the allegorical racism and xenophobia and, like many other games that precede it, it's just the same world building you get elsewhere. Throw in a monstrous world-ending entity and the occult and you have the entire formula right there. I do love a good point and click game though, but I didn't feel particularly satisfied with this. The pacing is very abrupt because practically every puzzle is an interaction that has you trekking back and forth across the map and occasionally doing a bit of pixel hunting. It's very traditional in that sense and it happens so consistently it becomes a chore. Most egregious was in the first act, where you might find yourself going between the police station and the museum more than once and having to click through multiple screens every time. Overall I'd say there was a lot of potential but both the gameplay and the narrative is dated and too derivative of Lovecraft, and therefore lacking substance. I don't think throwing in two mildly progressive main characters does enough.
The Dark Rites of Arkham doesn’t do anything particularly new with Lovecraft-inspired storytelling, but it hits all the right notes delightfully if what you want is a kind of “greatest hits” collection. It reminded me of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. You pretty much know what kind of Lovecraftian elements the developers are going to use, and honestly, I think that’s exactly what most people want from games like this. The character writing is excellent. People actually talk and behave like real people, aside from a few moments that are clearly there just for fun. I haven’t had this much fun with a point-and-click adventure since I played through the Space Quest series many years ago. The comedy is genuinely funny without becoming cringe. If you love the humor of The Secret of Monkey Island and ever wondered, “What if we mixed this kind of comedy with cosmic horror?”, then The Dark Rites of Arkham is exactly that. Actually, just buy it anyway. Love point-and-click adventures? Buy it. Lovecraft? Buy it. Comedy? Buy it. Cinematic presentation and well-written characters? Buy it. Want to get into the genre? It’s a lovely entry point.
The pixel art is fantastic, with a huge variety of beautifully crafted scenes and plenty of memorable characters. Visually, this is easily the game's strongest aspect. Unfortunately, the story unfolds in a very scattered way. Instead of feeling like one cohesive narrative, it often comes across as a collection of ideas and events loosely stitched together. On top of that, the dialogues are, as usual for this developer, *very* lengthy. At times it feels more like an interactive movie than a point-and-click adventure. In the end, *The Dark Rites of Arkham* is a strange mix of elements that could have made for a great game but never quite come together. I found myself constantly skipping dialogue just to keep the pacing moving, and that's simply not what I look for in this genre. If you enjoy long, story-heavy experiences, you may appreciate it more than I did, but it wasn't for me.
A great point and click adventure game with a Lovecraftian story. The art and animation in the game is excellent. I wish the game was voice acted and I would say most of the puzzles are fairly straightforward but everything else makes up for those short comings. The story is one of the better Lovecraftian stories in video games and the presentation is spot on. Definitely worth a play if you like point and click games or are a fan of H.P. Lovecraft.
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